vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-7478: Reachable Assertion
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 15, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 15, 2017
Added
Sep 20, 2017
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
OpenVPN version 2.3.12 and newer is vulnerable to unauthenticated Denial of Service of server via received large control packet. Note that this issue is fixed in 2.3.15 and 2.4.2.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-openvpn
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